diff --git a/net/batman-adv/routing.c b/net/batman-adv/routing.c
index f10e3ff26f9d..cd82cff716c7 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/routing.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/routing.c
@@ -743,6 +743,7 @@ free_skb:
 /**
  * batadv_reroute_unicast_packet - update the unicast header for re-routing
  * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
+ * @skb: unicast packet to process
  * @unicast_packet: the unicast header to be updated
  * @dst_addr: the payload destination
  * @vid: VLAN identifier
@@ -754,7 +755,7 @@ free_skb:
  * Return: true if the packet header has been updated, false otherwise
  */
 static bool
-batadv_reroute_unicast_packet(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
+batadv_reroute_unicast_packet(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			      struct batadv_unicast_packet *unicast_packet,
 			      u8 *dst_addr, unsigned short vid)
 {
@@ -783,8 +784,10 @@ batadv_reroute_unicast_packet(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	}
 
 	/* update the packet header */
+	skb_postpull_rcsum(skb, unicast_packet, sizeof(*unicast_packet));
 	ether_addr_copy(unicast_packet->dest, orig_addr);
 	unicast_packet->ttvn = orig_ttvn;
+	skb_postpush_rcsum(skb, unicast_packet, sizeof(*unicast_packet));
 
 	ret = true;
 out:
@@ -825,7 +828,7 @@ static bool batadv_check_unicast_ttvn(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	 * the packet to
 	 */
 	if (batadv_tt_local_client_is_roaming(bat_priv, ethhdr->h_dest, vid)) {
-		if (batadv_reroute_unicast_packet(bat_priv, unicast_packet,
+		if (batadv_reroute_unicast_packet(bat_priv, skb, unicast_packet,
 						  ethhdr->h_dest, vid))
 			batadv_dbg_ratelimited(BATADV_DBG_TT,
 					       bat_priv,
@@ -871,7 +874,7 @@ static bool batadv_check_unicast_ttvn(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	 * destination can possibly be updated and forwarded towards the new
 	 * target host
 	 */
-	if (batadv_reroute_unicast_packet(bat_priv, unicast_packet,
+	if (batadv_reroute_unicast_packet(bat_priv, skb, unicast_packet,
 					  ethhdr->h_dest, vid)) {
 		batadv_dbg_ratelimited(BATADV_DBG_TT, bat_priv,
 				       "Rerouting unicast packet to %pM (dst=%pM): TTVN mismatch old_ttvn=%u new_ttvn=%u\n",
@@ -894,12 +897,14 @@ static bool batadv_check_unicast_ttvn(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	if (!primary_if)
 		return false;
 
+	/* update the packet header */
+	skb_postpull_rcsum(skb, unicast_packet, sizeof(*unicast_packet));
 	ether_addr_copy(unicast_packet->dest, primary_if->net_dev->dev_addr);
+	unicast_packet->ttvn = curr_ttvn;
+	skb_postpush_rcsum(skb, unicast_packet, sizeof(*unicast_packet));
 
 	batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
 
-	unicast_packet->ttvn = curr_ttvn;
-
 	return true;
 }